Mission: Impossible (1966)

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, (clockwise from bottom): Steven Hill, Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris, 'Pilot', (Season 1, ep. 101, aired September 17, 1966), 1966-73.

10 Declassified Facts About ‘Mission: Impossible,’ Which Ended 50 Years Ago

Covert operations, shadowy government agencies, technological wizardry, masters of disguises, heist-like action, self-destructing tapes, an iconic theme — this series had it all.